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    • "The Almost Moon"- Another Bestseller That Incorporates Alzheimer's and Dementia
      "The Almost Moon," by Alice Sebold, is a bestseller for good reason. Sebold is a fantastic writer who brings to life a riveting story about extreme family dysfunction. Since the big Alzheimer's moment is in the first paragraph, and this is an Alzheimer's site, I'll quote from the first paragraph...
    • “Water for Elephants”: A Story With The Perfect Ending
      Sara Gruen, author of the New York Times' #1 best seller Water for Elephants, artfully weaves the story of a Prohibition Era circus as experienced by young veterinarian Jacob Jankowski, into the fabric of Jacob's life as a ninety-plus widower living in a nursing home...
    • "You: Staying Young"- A New Book by Dr. Mehmet Oz
      Based on reviewing the latest research, Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen share that we can actually be proactive in dealing with the aging process. They suggest a daily plan that anyone can adopt that is designed to slow the rate of aging on the cellular level. Their research-based program is designed to help readers enjoy a higher quality and longer life.
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    • Review: "The Parent Care Conversation", By Dan Taylor
      Dan Taylor is an attorney, a professional in the financial services industry, and president of his own firm, Wealth Capital Group. He is a well-known motivational speaker and coach. Taylor was busily pursuing his profession when he received a call from a family friend telling him that his father was in protective custody of the police in Danville, Virginia, about 100 miles from his home.
    • See Richard Taylor's "Alzheimer's From the Inside Out"
      I can definitely recommend a nonfiction book by Richard Taylor, called Alzheimer's From the Inside Out. I have read much of it, and find it helpful, touching, humorous in places, and the writer does a true service to all those dealing with memory loss themselves, or caretaking.
    • Book Review- "The Secret Gift: Growth in Times of Loss", By Barbara Bernard
      The Secret Gift: Growth in Times of Loss, by Barbara A. Bernard, is elegant in its simplicity. From the cover design to the symbolic fireweed – a plant symbolizing renewal through death – which is used as art throughout, The Secret Gift stresses the beauty of the cycle of life and death.
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